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"A Murder in Harlem"	by G Miki Hayden Nov. 14, 2011	5510 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Miki has taught at Writer's Digest University for more than a decade. She's had novels and writing instructionals in print and won an Edgar for a short story of hers that appeared in an anthology.
"Civil Disobedience"	by G Miki Hayden Nov. 01, 2011	4988 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Miki has taught at Writer's Digest University for more than a decade. She's had novels and writing instructionals in print and won an Edgar for a short story of hers that appeared in an anthology.
"Disorder" and 7 Other Flashes of Character	by J. Timothy King March 09, 2011	5672 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm the eldest of three siblings, a stay-at-home father of two daughters, the husband of a wonderful wife, and an indie author of life-expanding character fiction. When not writing, I read, watch old TV and movies, play bass guitar, and tend to my family in our Boston-area apartment.
"Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever"	by G Miki Hayden Nov. 08, 2011	2701 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Miki has taught at Writer's Digest University for more than a decade. She's had novels and writing instructionals in print and won an Edgar for a short story of hers that appeared in an anthology.
"Ghost On the High Seas"	by Lila Sparks Oct. 25, 2010	1866 words	Read a sample
Author bio: 57 year old female. I love to read. I dabble in writing. I love to cook, and bake. I do beadwork and other artistic ventures. Mother of 4 grandmother of 7
"Jesus Lives"	by Amy Richie Nov. 29, 2010	570 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Amy Richie is the author of many romance titles. She writes everything from vampires who fall in and out of love so fast it had to be a series to christians who discover what life is all about. There is something for everyone to enjoy!
"Mandolins Song"	by Reuben Weber Oct. 25, 2010	127 words	Read a sample
Author bio: My name is Reuben Weber. I was born in Vienna, Austria on April 13, 1656. I am the owner and proprietor of the "Green Dragon" inn on 921 Canon Lane. I proudly housed each of the boys who would prominently play enormous roles in these tales. First J. Sebastian Bach in 1688, age 11 at the time. Then Antonio Vivaldi in 1694, age 16 at the time. And finally, Johann 'Pach' Pachelbel in 1694 age 15 at the time. These tales are exciting and often times endearing, I really think you will like them if you just give them a chance.
"Nana, I'll always love you"	by Taryn Leonard Jan. 15, 2011	2252 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Taryn Leonard is a full-time mum, a part-time writer, and an ex-teacher who now tutors kids in creative writing & imbues kids with a love of the language. She has written a number of books for young children and is currently writing a book for older children. If youâ€™d like to find Taryn on the web, check her out at www.thewriteidea.co.nz.
"Outer Adventures" Preview	by Nigel Andres Jan. 22, 2012	1733 words	Read a sample
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"Pine" and 7 Other Short Romances	by J. Timothy King March 07, 2011	6282 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm the eldest of three siblings, a stay-at-home father of two daughters, the husband of a wonderful wife, and an indie author of life-expanding character fiction. When not writing, I read, watch old TV and movies, play bass guitar, and tend to my family in our Boston-area apartment.
"Poe-Heart-ry": The Long and the Short	by Mia Wang March 09, 2011	1585 words	Sample 20%
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"Shall We Dance?"	by Lila Sparks Oct. 25, 2010	1849 words	Read a sample
Author bio: 57 year old female. I love to read. I dabble in writing. I love to cook, and bake. I do beadwork and other artistic ventures. Mother of 4 grandmother of 7
"Where Is She Now?"	by R. C. Drake Nov. 13, 2011	18184 words	Read a sample
Author bio: R. C. Drake is married with two fine sons, two beautiful grand-daughters, and one very special grandson. She owns a small business and lives with her husband, and dog, Moo Moo, in Southeast Texas. She currently has six published books, five through her publisher, Publish America, and one Indie published.
#1 Shades of Gray- Noir, City Shrouded By Darkness	by Kristie Lynn Higgins Dec. 27, 2011	91473 words	Read a sample
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#Beach	by Random Human March 29, 2010	2378 words	Read a sample
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#VSS Anthology Volume 01	by Made in DNA May 12, 2010	5100 words	Read a sample
Author bio: American short story author living in Japan.
'Awkward, Betrayal, I and The One'	by Rachael Payne June 23, 2011	3372 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I have been writing seriously since the beginning of last year. Since then I have written various poems, short stories and have the beginnings of a few novels. One novel I have finished is the first part of a trilogy, the others I am still working on. The first novel is in the final editing stages! I write mostly fiction or fact based fiction including suspense and fantasy adventure.
'Cream Mac'	by Sue Welfare Nov. 03, 2011	1004 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Hi, my name is Sue Welfare. I live and work in the UK and I mostly write Romantic comedy. I've published books as Sue Welfare, Gemma Fox and Kate Lawson. As well as Rom com I write short stories, radio scripts and plays - Here on smash words I'm planning on publishing some short stories as well as some longer pieces.
'Cream Mac'	by Sue Welfare Nov. 03, 2011	1004 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Hi, my name is Sue Welfare. I live and work in the UK and I mostly write Romantic comedy. I've published books as Sue Welfare, Gemma Fox and Kate Lawson. As well as Rom com I write short stories, radio scripts and plays - Here on smash words I'm planning on publishing some short stories as well as some longer pieces.
'Death by Metaphors'	by Steph 'Vixey' Acaster May 02, 2011	406 words	Read a sample
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'I want ice cream!' (Snippets)	by David Elvar April 21, 2011	1011 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Who am I? A children's author. I cover all market sectors from those aimed at the very young (often to be read to them) up to the Young Adult market. All my books slot into specific imprints according to length and target audience. As follows... Snippets - Shorter books aimed at younger readers or adults looking for something to read to them at bedtime. BratReads - No, not books for brats, books that are themselves a little brat-ish. By turns, funny, awkward, anarchic or just a little thoughtful. TeenReads - As the name implies, books for teenagers. Adventurous and rebellious. Next in the series: 'No, Papa'. Interludes - A series of short books aimed at the Young Adult/Crossover audience. Mystical, mysterious and sometimes a little scary, you might want to read these with the light on. Tales of the Night - Full length ghost stories for the YA/Crossover market. Next in the series: 'Heretic'. Shona Madoc - She's young, she's blonde and she's a little spitfire when riled. If that isn't enough to make you keep your distance, she's also a medium. Next in the series: 'Congregation'. Anything not included in the above is a stand-alone novel for the YA/Crossover market. One title so far - 'Continuum' - to be followed by 'Mount 37', a dystopian novel set in the uncomfortably near future. All my books subject to translation can now be found here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/boglebooks/authors#published As for me on a personal level, I'm English born and bred, now living in Denmark. I'm married to Soprano Maria Johannsen whose homepage can be found here: http://www.mariajohannsen.dk/ I may be contacted on ghosthunter457(at)gmail(dot)com
'Til We Meet Again (Paranormal Erotic Novelette)	by Stacey Kennedy April 30, 2011	13159 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Stacey Kennedy is an avid lover of the paranormal romance and urban fantasy genres. If she isn't plugging away at her next novel, tending to her two little ones, she's got her nose deep in a good book. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband. Be sure to drop her a line at www.staceykennedy.com, she loves to hear from her readers.
'Twas the Chihuahua Before Christmas	by Esri Allbritten Dec. 05, 2011	7443 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Esri Allbritten lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband, Angel Joe, and her cat, Musette La Plume. In addition to sushi, bowling and madrigals, she enjoys discovering quirky, real-life towns and wreaking fictional havoc in them. Esri has one full length mystery published in hardcover and ebook by St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books: Chihuahua of the Baskervilles is the first in her Tripping Magazine mystery series, about a low-budget travel magazine that features destinations of paranormal interest. Unfortunately, every time the staff covers a story, it turns out there's a crime behind the supposedly supernatural events. The second book, The Portrait of Doreene Gray, will be available in hardback and ebook from the same publisher, in July of 2012. All the books in this series feature Chihuahuas, because Esri likes them.
'Twas the Night Before Solstice (Southern Oregon Style)	by Celeste Drolle Dec. 09, 2011	890 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Celeste Drolle sets aside precious little time for writing, and her critics complain that it shows. Celeste shrugs this off, aims her TV remote, and tunes in another telenovela. * * * Time for writing or not, she rarely lacks for stories -- a trait, she points out, that she shares with other habitual liars. "Can you imagine if Dick Nixon had written fiction?" smiles Celeste: "I promise to tell the Half Truth, the Twisted Truth, and nothing resembling the Truth." * * * Pressed about the unlikely likeness of her publicity photo, she mumbles something inaudible about the British Museum, face lifts, and "what's a girl to do?" * * * In pursuit of her promise to write longer fiction one day, must her ravenous appetite for C movies, hush puppies and libidinous living be curtailed? "I have often worried that advancing age might trim my sails," muses Ms. Drolle. "Lordy, how mistaken can a body can be?"
(I Blame) the Mute Button of the Mutton	by Zoe E. Whitten Dec. 23, 2011	6275 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Writer of dark and weird fiction, amateur comedian, retired nymphomaniac.
(ÏˆÎ¹Î»Î¿) ÎÎ•ÎšÎ¡Î—	by Naomi Kramer July 20, 2010	10056 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Naomi Kramer is an Australian author living in Ipswich, Queensland. She's addicted to coffee, dyes her hair odd colours, and looks a little like a corporate hippy on weekdays. She loves the beach, and her dream is to own a world-class barista.
(The Deleted) Poems Galore The Fourwell Tour	by German Alcala Aug. 24, 2010	1777 words	Read a sample
Author bio: 15 year old Boy Queen Poet. Crowned on May 17, 2010 (when I published my first eBook) Website: http://GermanAlcala.Tk "If... Liberace ate Lil Kim (circa 1996-2008) and then made a baby with Shakira after she had drunk Edgar Allan Poe's ashes you would pretty much get my clone... or the true story of my creation!!!" Twitter: @GermanAlcala And On The Eighth Day (The Free Digital Album)is now out at my website! And On The Eighth Day & the Special Edition are out everywhere! -German Alcala
.... And There Were Cracks ...	by Alice B. Frieh June 14, 2011	17560 words	Read a sample
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...For The End (Timefur chronicles book 1)	by Glitch Michaels June 13, 2011	7906 words	Read a sample
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03:08	by Putra Perdana June 23, 2011	14 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A storyteller with a little imagination
1 God - Poems on God , Creator	by Nikhil Parekh Sep. 05, 2010	135898 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Nikhil Parekh, 33 years of age, from Ahmedabad, India- is a Love Poet and Eight-time World Record holder with the Limca Book of Records India (Only 2nd in Official World Rankings to Guinness Book of World Records) for his poetry. These Eight World Records held by Parekh with the Limca Book of Records are for - (1) "Being the First Indian Poet to be published/featured in McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme which is the World's Number 1 English Rhyming Dictionary-for his poem: Come Lets Embrace our New Religion" (2) "Being the First Indian Poet to have won Poet of the Year Award at the Canadian Federation of Poets which is Canada's National Poetry Body endorsed by Governor General of Canada" (3) "Being the First Indian Poet to be published in a Commonwealth Newsletter for his poem on AIDS which is 'Aids doesn't kill. Your Attitude kills." (4) "Being the First Indian Poet to win an EPPIE award for best poetry e-book" (5) "Writing the most number of letters to and receiving the most number of replies from World Leaders and World Organizations". (6) "Being the First Indian Poet to be Goodwill Ambassador to the International Goodwill Treaty for World Peace - GoodwillTreaty.org". (7) "Being the First Indian Poet whose Poems have been made into Films at Youtube.com - The World's largest video sharing website". (8) " Being the 1st Indian Poet to be featured for his Poetry Book - 'Love versus Terrorism- Poems on Anti Terror, Peace' , at Wattpad.com - The World's most popular ebook community and largest website for reading books on mobile phones". * Images and Details of Parekh's complete World Records in Poetry and Awards can be visited at - www.worldrecordsandawards.blogspot.com . Parekh has composed thousands of poems on - God, Peace, Love, Friendship, Life, Anti Terror, Death, Mother, Father, Environment, Lovers, Humanity, Brotherhood, Philanthropy . He is also an author of several Poetry Books which include : "1 God" , "Love Versus Terrorism", "You die; I die", "Life = Death", "The Womb", "The Power of Black", "Hide and Seek", "If you cut a tree; you cut your own mother", "Longest Poem by Parekh-Only as Life"- These comprise of over 7000 pages of his Poetry in totality . His Poems and Poetry Books have had millions of viewers and downloads on the Internet and his collected Poems have been Awarded "FEATURED" at Scribd.com (The World's Largest Document website) . Parekh's Poetry has had the patronization and support of several World Leaders including U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Barack Obama & the Queen of England . A complete compilation of the Poet's poems, poetry books, awards and works can be visited on the Internet at - nikhilparekh.org or nikhilparekh.com .
1,000 Miles of Hope	by Elizabeth Agiantritis May 17, 2010	1852 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I was born in England in 1978, the youngest of 3 girls. My whole family moved to Greece in 1983, where we still live. I have been writing poetry since I was 10. The poems in my collections span from my earliest poems up until my most recent work. I am the only one who has ever reviewed my work, so despite my best efforts to check it, errors may be present. I welcome all feedback.
100 Demented, Stupid, and Weird Haikus That Make No Sense.	by C.V. Hunt June 13, 2011	1645 words	Read a sample
Author bio: C.V. Hunt lives in Ohio with her husband. She spends her spare time reading, writing, listening to music, painting, and catching horror flicks.
101 Degrees Fahrenheit	by Eva Gale Jan. 27, 2009	5945 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Eva Gale loves white cupcakes with bitter chocolate frosting, lots of dark roast coffee and six-foot piles of books. She would prefer them all at once, but she takes what she can get. She lives in the farmlands of NJ, with her husband and seven children whom they homeschool. They have one doofus Doberman, a Yellow Naped Amazon named Gizmo, two cats and two Blackberry Hamsters named Mac and PC but are looking to add chickens, guinea hens, bees and Lancashire Heelers to their collection. When sheâ€™s not guiding school, sheâ€™s writing, weeding the garden or doing endless loads of dishes and laundry.
101 Drabble Prompts	by Kurt Frazier Oct. 18, 2011	970 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A father of 5 and a grandfather of two wonderful grandsons. I enjoy reading the Bible, spiritual writings, mystery, poetry and short stories. I have published one book previously, 49098 to 36575 and am currently working on a couple more. I thank God for the blessings that He has given me and for all those people that I have met over the years that have influenced me in my writing.
101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire	by Joleene Naylor April 30, 2010	9359 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Joleene Naylor grew up in southwest Iowa surrounded by soybeans, corn and very little entertainment â€“ so she made her own. She has been writing and drawing since she was a small child, with a particular leaning towards fantasy, horror and paranormal. It is this love of all that goes bump in the night that led her to write Shades of Gray, the first in the Amaranthine series. In her spare time she is a freelance artist and photographer. Her current projects include Legacy of Ghosts, the second in the Amaranthine series, The Terrible Turtle Conspiracy, a web manga collaboration with writer Jonathan Harvey and a graphic novel collaboration with J. Floyd King titled The Judge. Joleene maintains a MySpace blog full of odd ramblings and hopes to win the lottery. Until she does, she and her husband live near Bolivar Missouri with their cats and turtles. However, unless she starts buying tickets she may never actually win anything. Ramblings from the Darkness at www.joleenenaylor.com You never know what youâ€™ll find in the shadowsâ€¦..
12 Days 2010	by Jim Bronyaur Jan. 05, 2011	41645 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Making stories up and writing them down. It's what do. Someday I dream that someone will pay me for it.
13 Angry Women	by Jacqueline Collin Jan. 22, 2012	5342 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Happy Acres is a new independent book publisher based in Edmonton, Alberta. Made up of a small staff we are in search of new ideas and interesting writers. Our mission is to find interesting and educational writing and pass it on. We truly believe ideas are always more fun when they are shared.
13 Broken Nightlights	by Barry Napier Sep. 28, 2011	45030 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Barry has had more than 30 stories and poems published online and in print. He is the author of Debris, A Mouth for Picket Fences, The Masks of Our Fathers, and The Final Study of Cooper M. Reid.
131 Days: Leeches	by Keith C. Blackmore Nov. 28, 2011	6745 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Keith believes that at this stage, not many folks would really want to know about him. And that most people visiting here will probably be family or friends or folks stumbling onto the site by accident. So, he shall remain a mystery.
17 Stories About the End of the World	by Luc Reid April 13, 2011	7229 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Luc Reid is a Writers of the Future winner whose fiction and nonfiction have also appeared in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Abyss & Apex, and other venues. He's the founder of the Codex online neo-pro writers' group at www.codexwriters.com; author of Talk the Talk: The Slang of 65 American Subcultures (Writers Digest Books, 2006) at www.subculturetalk.com; a founding member of flash fiction group The Daily Cabal, on which site well over a hundred of his stories have appeared (www.dailycabal.com); a former radio commentator for Jacksonville, Florida NPR affiliate WJCT; and a columnist for Futurismic (www.futurismic.com) with his Brain Hacks for Writers series. Reid's writing Web site is www.lucreid.com. He blogs sporadically about writing at reidwrite.livejournal.com and posts five articles a week on tactics and insights for self-motivation at www.willpowerengine.com . His eBook The Writing Engine: A Practical Guide to Writing Motivation, is available for PDF download on his site (free) as well as for Kindle. You can find him on Twitter @lucreid. Reid's latest book is Bam! 172 Hellaciously Quick Stories, initially available for Kindle only. Bam! follows normal people in strange and impossible situation, with stories of Cinderella's divorce, the Monkey God, the Robot Insurrection, the world ending at least 8 different ways, and much more.
1986: Gracie and Mike	by Stacey Wallace Benefiel July 25, 2010	1864 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Stacey Wallace Benefiel is the author of the Zellie Wells trilogy, the Day of Sacrifice series and The Toilet Business, a book of humorous essays. She lives in Beaverton, OR with her husband and their two young children.
1A	by Jordan Morris Sep. 12, 2011	3104 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Jordan Morris is a freelance writer and high school English teacher. He has been published in anthologies, magazines and won the 2005 A.C.T. Young & Emerging Writer Mentorship with Jackie French. Jordan ran a boutique hotel for writers and artists for a few years, but missed teaching, so he returned to the classroom. His students wanted a good novel to read. He wrote Round and Round.
1\| The Daughter	by Becky Miller April 22, 2009	16487 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I write fictional books and stories to pass my time between Aerospace Techology classes and when travelling long distances by train. Most of my books involve time and/or space travel, but I am also known to have written the odd poem or two. Some of my stories have even evolved into complete serials! All my work is free to read and download, so that everyone can enjoy it anywhere in the world at any time. Becky Miller
2 Kingdoms: Invasion	by Harry H. Hawkins, III June 25, 2011	2133 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Harry H. Hawkins, III was born in Washington D.C. in January of 1979 where he lived until he was four years old. He always had an active imagination and a love for science fiction and fantasy. As a testament to that fact Harry created his first unique character when he was in the sixth grade. Over the next few years Harry continued to draw new characters, a skill that his father helped him develop, fueling his passion for creation. When he was fifteen, Harry made a drawing that would alter his life; he drew all of his current characters in one setting engaged in combat. Later that night he made a story to explain why the interactions between the characters were taking place and the significance of those relationships. Thus was the start of the 2 Kingdoms Saga. For the next few years through high school Harry continued to draw and create new characters. While attending Emory University, he had an epiphany: he loved to write and he had created just over two hundred unique characters all with names and a part to play in his story that now stretched three generations. It was at this time that he decided to share the world of the Anakim with the world. Debating over what media to use to tell the story, Harry finally decided on writing a book. He realized during his time in college that he could write better than he could draw and so set down with pen and paper and started his first draft. Many years later Harry has completed numerous written works and currently resides in the Metro Atlanta area with his children Harry J. and Kaye and continues to write adding to the 2 Kingdoms Universe.
2/4 Cavalry: Oh Do Me A Favor?	by Eric Johnson Dec. 21, 2010	5170 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Been writing since I was little, but now going to the mainstream side, since I like my work, and need to see what people think... But... I have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and using that experience with my foray into military science fiction. Currently I have one book off of that, and one based on my flight sim experience.
200+ Mulla Nasrudin Stories and Jokes	by Rodney Ohebsion Sep. 17, 2011	22300 words	Read a sample
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2011 Children Action Comics Special	by Twinkie Artcat July 07, 2011	267 words	Read a sample
Author bio: 1968, Twinkie was born in Singapore. He lives with his wife, his two daughters, and one computer named Artcat. Twinkie has been a full-time illustrator for over 20 years, and has worked for most major children educational book publishing companies in Singapore, including Longman, Pearson,Oxford and Panpac. Currently Twinkie divides his time between illustrating for children story books and setting up Graphic Farm as an online store to sell his products.
2012	by Ted Stetson Jan. 19, 2011	773 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Ted Stetson is a member of SFWA. He was born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island and went to Seton Hall and Hofstra. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas. He was awarded First Place by the Florida Literary Arts Council and First Place in the Lucy B. McIntire contest of the Poetry Society of Georgia. His short fiction has appeared in Twisted Tongue, MysteryAuthors.com, Future Orbits, State Street Review, and the anthologies; One Evening a Year, Mota: Truth, Ruins Extraterrestrial Terra, Ruins Terra and Barren Worlds. His books include: Night Beasts, The Computer Song Book.
2012	by Massimo Bolognino Nov. 01, 2011	1018 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Massimo Bolognino, classe â€™63. Nato a Novara, vive a Vigevano in provincia di Pavia. Appassionato di lettura fin da piccolo. Dai fumetti ai romanzi, dalla fantascienza ai saggi. Ha pubblicato una raccolta di Poesie e alcuni libri di fotografie. Ha collaborato a diverse Antologie tra cui â€œVite deragliateâ€ e â€œAmori (s)cacciatiâ€. Contatti: http://www.maxbolo.com

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